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SETTLEMENT UPDATE: Sept. 26, 2024: Attorneys Fees Settlement Agreement: /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-settlement-agreement Attorneys Fees Class Notice (English): /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-class-notice-english Aviso de clase de La Resolución de honorarios (en español): /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-class-notice-spanish Attorneys Fees Unopposed Motion and Supporting Declarations: /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-unopposed-motion-and-supporting-declarations SETTLEMENT UPDATE: Dec.1, 2023 Here are links to the proposed family separation settlement and Notice of Rights in English and Spanish. The Notice of Rights explains the settlement and next steps to seek final approval of the settlement, including the opportunity to object: Settlement Document: /documents/ms-l-amended-settlement Notice (English): /documents/ms-l-v-ice-notice-english Notice (Spanish): /documents/ms-l-v-ice-notice-spanish    

In June 2017, the ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf of a family of U.S. citizens — including four young children — who were detained for over 10 hours at the U.S.-Canada border while coming home from a trip to visit relatives. Our clients obtained a settlement reinforcing that rights exist at the border, and also that CBP must be held accountable for violating those rights.

The ÀÏÊìÅ®ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû and Covington & Burling LLP filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of nine passengers on a domestic Delta Air Lines flight who were subjected to suspicionless detention and identification checks. The case was settled in July 2019, with the government agreeing to measures that would prevent such unlawful detention and identification checks from happening again.